Table 3. Microbiologic isolates from VAE.
Organism | n in VAE-VAC (n = 49) | n in IVAC+ (n = 24) |
---|---|---|
Acinetobacter | 1 | 0 |
Citrobacter | 1 | 0 |
Klebsiella | 3 | 0 |
Enterobacter | 2 | 4 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | 1 |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 2 |
Stenotrophomonas | 7 | 0 |
Pseudomonas | 7 | 5 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 6 | 2 |
Serratia | 1 | 2 |
Yeast | 17 | 8 |
CMV | 2 | 0 |
CMV, cytomegalovirus; IVAC+, infectious ventilator associated complication and ventilator associated pneumonias; VAC, ventilator-associated complication; VAE, ventilator-associated event.